Hygienic hair-drying apparatus.



PATENTED OUT. 3, 1905. W. E. RUBBER. HYGIENIG HAIR DRYING APPARATUS.

APT?L]OATION FILED HOV. 8. 1904.

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APPLIUATIOE FILED NOV. 8 1904.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. ROBERTS, OF NEW 'EORK, N. Y.

HYGIENIC HAIR-DRYING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed November 8, 1904. Serial No. 231.877.

and the object is to produce an apparatus for drying, purifying, and medicating human hair, such being chiefly intended for the treatment and rapid drying and cleansing of ladies hair after bathing or shampooing.

. My invention consists of one or more -cylinders suitably connected, deflectors, flexible head-coverings orhoods,holdersforcontaining disinfectants, antisepticaand insecticides, the combination and operation of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hair-drying apparatus. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the same, part of one of the sections of the tube being broken away to show its interior. This figure also shows two of the hoods extended. Fig. 3 is an end View of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line am, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal enlarged section on lineY Y, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view on line ZZ, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view in section of one construction of the apparatus.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of Fig. 7, partly in section.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views.

The longitudinal cylinder or tubeA is built up in sections B, suitably joined together. This construction permits the lengthening or shortening of the apparatus, as desired. Each section B of the tube A is divided internally by a partition 0, forming compartments F and G. The sections on each side are usually provided with two holes D and E, leading into the compartments F and Holes D on each side of the sections are intended for the hair to pass through and into the tompartments, where it is-duly treated by the heated and medicated air. Holes E are intended for inserting the hand for the purpose of drawing in and adjusting the hair. The openings D and E have externally-pivoted gates H and covers I, respectively. The gates H are automatically opened by the tilting stool Y, to which it is connected by a cord or wire R, fastened, respectively, to the arm of gate and the leg of the stool. (See Figs. 1 and 4.) When the seat is unoccupied, the gate is closed by the spring 1' and its own weight. The coverI is kept closed by its own weight and opened simply by raising the leverarm of said cover. The compartmentsF and G are each pivoted with an adjustable deflector K, operated and locked independently from outside the tube by a hand-wheel is,

mounted on the end of the pivot-stem W.-

These deflectors regulate the current of the passing air andalso apportion the required current for the opening D for treating the 1 hair. A blower M is applied to the inlet end and is in direct connection with the heater 0, and an exhaust-fan 26 is usually operated in the outlet end of'the apparatus and driven by an electric motor P or any other available power. I

The apparatus is supported by standards Q, and the terminal section either connects with the chimney 20 or with a chamber for drying clothing or bathing-suits.

Each opening D has attached to it an extensible hood S, made collapsible and coneshaped. (See Figs. 1 and 2.)- The hoods are supported when extended or compressed by rods a fastened to the tube A and on a line with and above the hoods.

The operation is asfollows: The individual being seatedupon one of the adjustable stools, the hand is passed through the opening I for drawing the hair into the compartment. The current of heated and medicated air going through the tube suitably and automatically treats the flowing hair, and thusquickly dries and purifies it. When the hair has become sufliciently dried and treated, the hood S is drawn out its full length (see Fig. 2) and the opening 25 allows the hood to pass the neck. The deflector is then turned to direct the current toward and through the opening D. The current then passes through the funnel-shaped hood and is discharged freely into the room. Tohygienically treat the hair in separate and individual receptacles or. hoods/S and allow the used air to immediately escape therefrom, the air is deflected into these hoods, and therefore will not be discharged through the chimney 20. (See Fig. 1.)

To automatically disinfect medically and purify the heated air in the apparatus, 1 preferably use the device shown inFigs. 5 and 6.

consisting of the automatic sight-feed drip-.

aspin'e'oline or any other suitable substance,

drops from the cup and saturates it. As the heated air passes throughthe saturated asbBStOS'lb vaporizes and carries with it a sufficietit and controlled supply of disinfectant OPOiBllI medium for treating all hair and scalps exposed thereto. To regulatethe current of air through the absorbent, theregis ter-plate is suitably turned to open or close the disk inlets as needed. To further disin- "fect or purify and insure absolute cleanliness in the interior of the apparatus and to neutralizeanyimpunities arising from the hair 1 during the drying process, I use the device shown at $0, Fig. 5. Thisdevice simplyconsists of a threaded cup-shaped holder 41, which section two semicircle troughs 10 and 15, r 'Figs. 7 and 8, one within the other, each op-' station is individualized to receive the hair and is thus-separated from the inner or peris screwed in'a suitable hole in the square portion I) of the apparatus. This holder and its arm 42 support a fumigator or sulfur candle 45 or'a pastil. or pastil the fumes mix with the heated air to instantly deodorize and kill or.destroy all insects, germs, or other possible impurities in the human hair or scalp without its subsequkent contact with other'exposed heads in the tu e.

To eflect'ually prevent any germs or other impurities adhering to the inside of the sections, the division-plates and the deflectors and inside surfaces are enameled. As the heated air now rushes through the tube it will by rea-. son of their smoothness carry away all impurities otherwise likely to adhere thereto.

By placing in each compartment of each for'ated trough 10. The trough 15 and the space between the two allows the free passage and exit of the heated air thus used and is conveyed through the opening 18 to the supplemental tube 19, "preferably having its outlet to the chimney 20. By this arrangement the current of air used for drying and purifying ones head does not come into contact with another throughoutthe entire series. 'The hair"can' be dried and treated in the hoods S by deflecting the current of air thrbugh the extended hood and separately discharged therefrom.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Lettars Patent, is-

By lighting this candle.

en ear 1. In a hair-drying apparatus of the class described, and in combination, a plurality of circular sections, the side walls of which provided with openings as described, and for the purpose set forth, division-plates separating each section into twocompartments, means of entering the ompartments as described, means for unithlg said sections, means for supporting said sections and means for forcing heated air through the compartments.

2. Ina hair-drying apparatus of the class described, and in combination, a plurality of circular sections, division-plates separating each section into compartments, the shell or wall of the sections being provided with openings as described entering into the said compartments for the purpose described, means for regulating the current of heated air in the compartments, consisting of swinging deflectors, one pivoted in each compartment, means for operating and locking said deflectors outside the sections, means for closing the hair and hand openings of the compartments of each section, means for uniting the sections, means for supporting the sections and means for forcing the current'of heated air through the compartments of the sections.

- 3. In a hair-drying apparatus of the class described, a plurality of circular sections the shell or wall of which provided with hair and hand openings, as described and for the purpose set iorth, each having division-walls,

means for uniting the said sections, the de-' flectors placed in each compartment, means for operating and locking said deflectors out-' side the sections,- means for closing the side suitably hinged to the floor, means for uniting said sections, means for supporting said sections, and means for forcing heated air through the compartments of each section.

- 4:. Ina hair-drying apparatus of the class described, and in combination, a plurality of circular sections, means of uniting said sectlons, meansof dlvidingsaid sections into two compartments, consisting of a division-wall,

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means by which the hair is passed into and withdrawn from said compartments, as described, means for passing in and withdrawing-the hand for adjusting the hair in the compartments consisting of an openingcut in. the side of the section, means for connecting the said openings, means for automatically-opening one of the side lids, the deflectors pivoted in each compartment as shown, means for operating said deflectors outside said sections, the extensible hood attached on the outside of the section and surrounding the hair-opening, means forsupporting the hoods when extended, means for. forcing the heated air through ed above'a section, a tube extending therefrom into said section, a wire-basket holder-containing asbestos or a similar substance attached to said tube as shown, an encirculating "perforated shell with flaring end having openings,

means for opening and closing said openings,

consisting of a register-disk, and means for operating said disk outside the section, means for forcing heated air into the sections, consisting of a blower suitably operated and supzoplied with heated air, means for conveying the used air out of the sections consisting of a chimney, and means for supporting said sections.

6. In a hair-drying apparatus of the class described, the herein described disinfectant apparatus, consisting of a disinfectant candle holder comprising of a cup-shaped disk with suitable arms attached thereto and extending upward for supporting the disinfectant candle owithin, the cup portion of the disk, and means for supporting the holder to and within the section in combination with a plurality of .cy-

lindrical sections, suitably united, each section divided into two compartments by a vertical wall,\each compartment provided with two "communicating openings, one for the admission of the hair, and one for the passage of the hand, each compartment having a deflector provided with suitable means for operating them outside the sections, the exit tube or chimney attached to a section for carrying off the-us dheated air from the compartments, means for forcing heated air through the compartments, and means'for supporting the sections.

7. In ahair-drying apparatus of the class described, and in combination, a plurality of Acylindrical sections, means for uniting said sections, each section divided into two compartments by a vertical wall, each compartment provided with communicating openings, as described, and for the purpose set forth, means for opening and closing said compartswinging deflectors, means for operating said deflectors outside the sections, means for forcing heated airjinto and through the compartments, consisting of a blower, means for uniting the sections to the blower, means for conveying the heated air out of the sections, consisting of a chimney suitably attached to the last section, and provided with a revolving fan as described and for the purpose set forth, means for disinfecting the heated air, consisting of a drip-cup device as described and operated as set forth, and also of a disinfectingcandle holder, as described, and supported and constructed as set forth,and means for supporting the sections, consisting of standards, all arranged and operated as described and for the purpose set forth.

New York and State of New Yorkthis 3d day'of November, A. D. 1904. c WILLIAM E. ROBERTS. Witnesses:

' JAMES H. LANCASTER,

FRANKLIN BARRIT'L ment-openi'ngs, each compartment containing.

Signed atNew York; city, in the county of f 

